Publication Date: June 2015

Everybody Craps… So Why Not You? is the second children’s book parody I produced at Mango Media, Inc. It was published under their imprint, Kumquat, which dedicated itself to children’s book parodies.

This book was a slight parody of Japanese classic, Everyone Poops. The narrative was kept simplistic to emulate the haiku-like wording in the original, and the images were constructed out of various types of patterned origami paper by hand.

Below is a brief blurb about Everybody Craps… So Why Not You? and some samples of page layouts I created for the book before adding text.

Everybody Craps… So Why Not You? is also available for purchase on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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Sometimes a kid can be afraid to go potty, and that’s okay. It’s weird. It’s gross.

But eventually the kid has to crap. For parents who are trying to persuade their little bundle of joy to do the deed on the toilet, here’s a book that understands the struggle. From roosters crapping in the morning to owls crapping in the evening, everyone hits the john at some point and it’s just a matter of convincing the little one it’s not so bad. Really. It isn’t. With this parody of potty-training books, parents can share in the common frustration over a little one who won’t go near the toilet, while enjoying the serene nature of origami animals taking a crap.

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